NEW YORK CITY-This week was a big week for Skanska USA, who was awarded two contracts from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for construction work for two public transit mega-projects. A joint venture of Skanska and RailWorks Corp. were awarded $513.7 million from the Hudson Yards Development Corporation for completion of the 7 subway line extension to Manhattan’s Far West Side, while a joint venture of Skanska and Evansville, IN-based Traylor Brothers Inc. received a $301-million contract to build the 86^th Street Station for the ongoing Second Avenue subway, with Skanska holding a 70% share in the deal.

The two projects are currently in-progress and are part of the MTA’s current Capital Program. GlobeSt.com previously reported that the MTA board recently raised its debt ceiling by $6.9 billion to pay for new infrastructure, including work for the 7 train, Second Avenue Subway, East Side Access for the Long Island Rail Road and the Fulton Street Transit Hub.

On the 7 line job, Skanska and RailWorks Corp. will work to lay the tracks and build signals throughout the newly completed tunnels. According to the MTA, the JV will also build elevators and escalators at each new station, as well as work on the station’s systems for electric power, lighting, plumbing, heating, ventilation and air conditioning.